Madera County Sheriff's Album, early 1900's [1902]

Language: English. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1902. Text in English. This album contains 220 pages featuring felony reward, stolen, and wanted notices from the early 1900s. It includes a significant number of notices from Whittier State School, a juvenile offenders' institution in California, as well as wanted notices from the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. The notices are in various forms, including postcards, printed flyers, and letters from different counties in California and the United States. The album also features circulars from detective agencies such as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and Harry N. Morse. Additionally, it includes descriptions of prisoners to be discharged from Folsom State Prison, accompanied by photographs of the prisoners. During the period covered by this album, W.B. Thurman served as Sheriff of Madera County, succeeding his father, W.H. Thurman, the first Sheriff of the county. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…